Sarah Bliss
Wobelea Pty Ltd, Australia
Biography
Sarah Bliss has been involved with Wobelea Pty Ltd since 1991. During this time the first post-harvest disinfectant for agricultural fruit and vegetable washing in Australia was developed by Wobelea Pty Ltd. In recent years Sarah has worked on developing new technology based on food additives for pre and post-harvest applications in the agricultural industry. Sarah has commented on the issues surrounding Melon Safety and pathogens affecting Mango’s and is passionate about ensuring new knowledge is passed onto growers. Sarah has worked ensuring recent field trials of the new technology were developed in conjunction with Peracto Pty Ltd, Tasmania (2017-18) to ensure efficacy and residue data were collected to support registration.
Sarah is passionate about correctly identifying critical control points from paddock to plate and using new technology to disinfect water to allow for future opportunities to bridge the gap between technology and growers. Knowledge is key to ensure quality water is used on growing crops to reduce harmful pathogens in the field, thus reducing the pathogen loading in the packing, storing and transport of produce.
Abstract
Abstract : Technology improves future pre and post-harvest treatments for agriculture